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#97347
Topic
Jokes thread : Reloaded
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97347/action/topic#97347
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That's pretty funny. I wonder if someone would get arrested if they did that?

[EDIT] I just ran across this "lost scene" from Star Wars. You can forget all about your crush on the green twilek.

*** ADULT WARNING: Kids should not look at this. Hey, you! Underage Star Wars geek in your parent's basement. Don't even think of looking at this! ***

(Yeah, right....)

http://www.muchosucko.com/video-theloststarwarsscene.html
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#97219
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Info Wanted: Is anyone doing the shrinking ANH LD? (1989's "Incredible Shrinking Ratio")
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97219/action/topic#97219
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"would zooming in on a 16:9 set lop off the top of the image?"

Not in Vegas. After zooming, I can adjust the picture horizontally and vertically to compensate. Hell, I could flip, rotate, and warp the picture if I wanted.

"Would it be possible to recreate the effect on a better source for the material."

Why do this to better source material? It's possible, but tedious. (Besides, we don't want any purists accusing us of messing with the source material. )
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#97249
Topic
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, OT.COM !!!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97249/action/topic#97249
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" But the shirts ARE cotton, you're not supposed to give someone raw cotton on the 2nd anniversary, but a cotton product."

Can we give some sheep?

I recall Jay talking about making OT.COM back when I was posting like crazy on TF.n. In fact, my OT@yahoo.com email address was created specifically because of him and his petition. I'm one of the first 800 names on the list (it would have been sooner, but I was busy, and didn't realize how fast the list was growing at the time.

It wasn't until I got myself hooked on making my own LD transfer that I started posting here in earnest. (Which would explain why I have half the post count of ricarleite, even though I've been registered a year longer.)

Here's the thread I contributed to there.

[EDIT]

Hey, I found the site where one of the posters I was working with first contacted Jay. I was afraid this thread had been pruned, but here are some highlights.

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Date Posted: 2/10/03 3:49pm Subject: RE: Original edits on DVD petition

The Digital Bits Editor suggested this site as a "homebase" for a petition
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/
it's not up yet but sending out email notifications when it is.

the quote they have on the site, gives me an idea too.

if you know a place to make a few bumper stickers print up a simple one that reads "Han shot first!"

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Date Posted: 2/12/03 4:38am Subject: RE: Official Thread: Original edits on DVD petition

Here it is

Hey Simon,

I was kind of blindsided by all this fervor. I registered the domain name and put up that teaser page months ago, but lost interest when I failed to garner the support I'd hoped to get. When Bill Hunt contacted me about the site and offered his assistance, I gladly accepted in the hopes of getting some attention. I didn't expect him to post the link on his site so quickly; I thought I'd have time to finish building the site first. I guess he got a bit excited. So I've been given some incentive to get the site up and running now ;-) We've managed to get over 1000 signatures on the petition in just one day. A good start, but keeping the momentum is the real challenge. I'm hoping to complete the site in the next few weeks.

I agree that whining and insulting Lucas are not the way to go about this. I'm concerned because I'm already seeing negative things being posted about Lucas and the SEs in the petition signatures. I suppose that's unavoidable, but recommendations for intelligent signature content will definitely be something I'll add to the site. We need to keep things civil.

Any assistance you can provide is more than welcome. I'll admit that I'm only a casual fan compared to many, but a fan who cared enough to buy two LD players just to watch the OT in widescreen, as well as dedicate a site to getting the OT on DVD. I'm just one guy, and this is going to be quite an undertaking, but it's a job I welcome. Once the site is up, I'll be looking for regular contributions from notable (and not so notable) members of the fan community so I can keep the content fresh and interesting. Maybe you have some folks in mind? Also, any traffic directed to the site and the petition is appreciated.

I'm interested in any ideas you might have, whether they're about promotion, content, anything. Let me know what you have in mind.

Later,
Jay


And check this one out...

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Date Posted: 3/10/03 4:01am Subject: RE: Official Thread: Original edits on DVD petition

for anyone who doesn't know yet, originaltrilogy.com is now online.


Aw, history in the making, and I was there too.
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#97142
Topic
Jokes thread : Reloaded
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97142/action/topic#97142
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A blonde goes into a world wide message center to send a message to her
mother in Poland. When the man tells her it will be $300 she exclaims, "I
don't have any money. But I would do anything to get a message to my
mother in Poland."

To that the man asks, "Anything?" And the blonde says "Yes...anything!"
With that, the man says "Follow me." He walks into the next room and
tells her, "Come in and close the door." She does!!

He then says, "Get on your knees." She does.

He then says, "Take down my zipper." She does.

He then says, "Go ahead... Take it out." With that, she takes it out and
takes hold of it with both hands.

The man then says, "Well. Go ahead!" She brings her mouth closer to it,
and while holding it close to her lips she says, "Hello? Mom?"
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#97130
Topic
***The MeBeJedi feedback thread ***
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97130/action/topic#97130
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Just an update. I am in the process of offloading other SW transfers onto DVD (10 DVDs for a transfer?!? Where the hell is writeable Blu-ray!), in preparation for bigger and better things (including capturing ReverendBeastly's VHS tape.)

ReverendBeastly - you didn't name yourself after the werewolf in Silver Bullet, did you?


(What did Michael Jackson say to the priest? "I saw the boy first!")

[EDIT] Oh, and I have a new NEC dual-layer burner. (But I won't have DL media until next month. )
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#97116
Topic
Idea & Info: The Definitive Stereo Mix
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97116/action/topic#97116
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Agreed, and don't feel bad about it. Not many people get to see such raw footage frame by frame, which is why there's so much misunderstanding about it.

Believe me, there's a lot more than just this, and it's not just lightsabers, either (though they tend to be the most obvious.)

I might add that the unnamed person had no problem giving unsolicted technical advice, despite admitting to having no personal experience with such technicalities whatsoever. Quite annoying.
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#97115
Topic
Info Wanted: My Own Preservation...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97115/action/topic#97115
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"Why do they have to annoy us each time we insert the disk? And particularly for the Star Wars trilogy DVD (PAL): The disclaimer is 1 minute long for christ's shake! and you can't fast forward! That's disrespect towards the paying customer if you ask me..."

Agreed. I make copies of all my daughter's Disney films. 1, so I can put the originals safely away, and 2, to get rid of all the fucking ads and disclaimers. Jesus Christ, it takes 5 minutes to get to the damn movie! My copies start right at the intro, and end right at the credits. No menus, no nothing. The movie plays as soon and the drawer closes. Soooooo much better.

[EDIT] At the very least, they should put all that crap in the same file, so you can skip over all of it in one step.
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#97099
Topic
Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97099/action/topic#97099
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"Of course, it isn't as crisp or clean as the New DVDs are."

Hey, it's something (especially the music.) If you could rip a copy somehow, we'd be very grateful.

"Also, the old Anakin images are not included in it either. "

That's okay, we've got that covered already.

Oh, my "sig" was someone's post at TF.n (I lurk sometimes.) I thought it was pretty damn funny myself.
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#97064
Topic
Info Wanted: My Own Preservation...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97064/action/topic#97064
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Glad to be of assistance. (And yes, I AM the man. )

"Could you give me more info on the DVD-Lab program? I've been to their site and they offer several programs in addition to DL. Do I need any of those specifically?"

For simple menus, DVD-Lab is all you really need. Get some DVDs under your belt before using the other programs. I like DVD-Lab Pro because my DVDs often have more than one soundtrack.

"what are IFO and BUP file? And could you post those links to all that info?"

IFO files are essentially playback instructions, and BUP files are backups. PM me your address (don't post it in the thread), and I'll send you some information.

"Also, I have some homemade DVDs of an old TV show and the episodes were recorded together as one title....I would like to break the episodes up into separate titles....how do I go about doing this?"

The quickest way would be this:
1) Keep the original VOBs together.
2) Import all VOBs into DVD-Lab
3) Assign chapter points throughtout video, including the beginning of each episode, and key scenes throughout each episode.
4) Create playlists for each episode (Chapters 1-5 for Ep.I, Chapters 6-10 for Ep.II), so that when one episode is done, you are returned to the main menu.
5) Create menus for episodes, and sub-menus for chapters within each episode.
6) Master the disc.

Now, this is easier said than done, but it's good experience. DVD-Lab has a low learning curve, but still has a lot of great features.

As for IFOs and BUPs - I have never had to go into these files to get a homemade DVD to do what I wanted it to do. As those who have seen my SW DVD (Rikter, Laserman) can attest to, I can make elaborate, yet simple-to-use menus for my DVDs with DVD-Lab pro. Maybe I'll post a screenshot from DVD-Lab showing what it can do.
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#97049
Topic
Info Wanted: My Own Preservation...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97049/action/topic#97049
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"In that sense, trying to make DVD's with menus etc without knowing what .vob .ifo and .bup are, is too ambitious."

Not really. I was making really cool menus long before I knew what these were. It wasn't until I started copying Studio DVDs that I started getting into the structure of VOBs and IFOs, and then that was just to remove FBI warnings and studio logos. Since he is working on a straight transfer of the film from a capture, DVD structure at this point in time, is a needless detour, though I agree it is important to learn for more ambitious projects.

And should that time come, let me know. I've got oodles of links and documentation that I can post for you.
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#97026
Topic
Idea & Info: The Definitive Stereo Mix
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97026/action/topic#97026
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"(fixing the saber effects, etc.). I think the films should be presented in their 100% original configurations,"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/mebejedi/lightsaber-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/mebejedi/lightsaber-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/mebejedi/lightsaber-1.jpg

Here are three pics showing some obvious IVTC errors. Keep in mind that these lightsabers were painted in by hand, frame by frame. They should be full lightsabers, but they are not. Now, if you truly believe that these transfers should be 100% faithful to the film, then this would mean you support fixing these transfer errors, would it not?

Not trying to make a dig at you, but perhaps now you see the problem. It's not nearly as cut and dried as some would like to believe. Not only that, but you can get different errors depending on the LD you watch, and the LD player you use to watch it!

There once was a user - who shall remain namesless - who just didn't get this distinction, and hounded anyone else who didn't agree with him. Thankfully, I have it on good authority that he(?) won't be an issue here anymore.
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#97023
Topic
Info Wanted: My Own Preservation...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97023/action/topic#97023
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"There is a decoder that will allow the VHS to be copied to DVD, so no problems there."

Which I've seen being sold at Best Buy!?! What's up with that? Anyways, that's one technical hurdle cleared.

"There are menus, just ordinary ones....basically a menu with all the titles.....and the recorder automatically makes chapters every 6 minutes or so as you record."

I kinda figured it would. Don't worry, since these can easily be dumped.

"What are the VOBs? Files on the DVD? I have Windows 2000, so no worries there."

They are "Video Object" files, comprising primarily of the audio and video.

"Another thing I'm hoping is that the quality doesn't get degraded when I go into the computer and then back on to DVD again....will there be any problems with that?"

Once it's on the computer, there's a lot you can do without messing up the files. The only reason the VOB files are broken up into 2GB sections is for backwards compatibility with FAT file limitations. W2000 and XP can use NTFS, which can recognize files >2GB. At the very least, it allows you to compile an entire 2 hour film as one whole file, to be subsequently broken up by your DVD compiling program.

Your DVD player will jump from VOB to VOB seamlessly, as will a software player on your computer.
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#97016
Topic
Info Wanted: My Own Preservation...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97016/action/topic#97016
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First of all, there's a chance that the macrovision on the VHS will prevent you from copying the DVD.

If it doesn't, then you will presumably have a DVD with a standard DVD structure, sans menu (unless the Sony adds a rudimentary menu.)

What I would do is copy the VOBs to my harddrive, and import them into DVD-Lab. DL will join the VOBs for me. I can then put chapter breaks at specific points, and create menus for the video. When I compile the files, it will break up the VOBs again for the 2GB limit.

Mind you, unless you are using Win2000 or WinXP, you will not be able to join the VOBs due to the 2GB limit. Off the top of my head, I don't think that it is necessary to join the VOBs to begin with, but I like to be thorough.